Hilda E. Santiago

As we ring in the new year, there are some laws that become effective on January 1 that were passed during the 2023 legislative session addressing key issue areas including early voting, health and mental health, and online privacy and data protection.

From my family to yours, I want to take a moment to send my best wishes for the holiday season, and express that it is my sincere honor to represent you and work on issues that matter to our community and Connecticut.

Small Business Saturday is coming up on November 25th. This is a great chance for us to support our local entrepreneurs, artisans, and small businesses that make our community unique and vibrant.

Our community is strong thanks to our residents, volunteers, EMT's, police and firefighters, clergy, teachers, caregivers, healthcare providers, municipal workers and everyone working together to make our state a great place to live.

Thanks to our strong, fiscally responsible policies at the state level:
Our bond ratings are stellar.
Job growth numbers keep improving.
We have cut billions in unfunded pension debts from our balance sheets.
We paid back the pandemic-era Unemployment Trust Fund loan, which is great news for local businesses.

I am proud of my CT Education Association legislative grade for my work this past session in support of education issues that benefit our school system. Thank you CEA for holding us accountable.

Connecticut-based Dalio Education recently released a report it commissioned that focused on "disconnected and at-risk youth" and found more than 63,000 young adults were disconnected, and 56,000 students were at risk between 2021 and 2022, according to the compiled data.

Domestic violence is a public health crisis and here in Connecticut, we are committed to fighting for survivors and victims by enacting critical change through legislation.